The Albegna is a river in southern
Tuscany
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, the sources of which are located in
province of Grosseto
The province of Grosseto ( it, links=no, provincia di Grosseto) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto. As of 2013 the province had a total population of 225,098 people.
Geography
The Province of Gros ...
on the southern side of
Monte Buceto, the southwestern part of the volcanic cone of
Mount Amiata, along with the northern side of
Monte Aquilaia
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Italy
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, and the
Riserva Poggio all'Olmo.
The river goes downstream initially heading south, passing first from the town of
Roccalbegna and moving later into the western part of the municipality of
Semproniano
Semproniano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, about south of Florence and about east of Grosseto.
Semproniano borders the following municipalities: Castell'Azzara, Manciano, Roccalbe ...
, downstream to
Rocchette di Fazio
Rocchette di Fazio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Semproniano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 19.
Geography
Rocchette di Fazio is about 56&nb ...
, and crossing the
Bosco dei Rocconi Natural Reserve
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. Soon after, it enters the town of
Manciano
Manciano is a town and ''comune'' in the southern part of the province of Grosseto, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a population of about 7,200.
Manciano is southwest of Pitigliano and northeast of Orbetello.
History
Manciano was once a fairl ...
and, near the village of
Saturnia
Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Manciano, in the province of Grosseto. Famous for the spa which gives it its name, its population i ...
, it turns right towards the south-west. Once it reaches the town of
Marsiliana
Marsiliana, known also as Marsiliana d'Albegna, is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Manciano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 246.
Geography
Marsili ...
, it forms the dell'Albegna plain.
The river flows into the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
near the town of
Albinia
Albinia is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to [tombolo
A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus. A tombolo, from the Italian ', meaning 'pillow' or 'cushion', and sometimes translated incorrectly as '' ayre'' (an ayre is a shingle beach of any kind), is a deposition landform by which an island bec ...]
of
Giannella
Giannella is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 160.[Monte Argentario
Monte Argentario is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a peninsula belonging to the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about south of Grosseto. The peninsula is connected with the mainland by thr ...]
to the mainland.
References
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Rivers of the Province of Grosseto
Rivers of Italy
Drainage basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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